May 29, 2011

"Did you know that Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day in honor of Union and Confederate soldiers who died during the Civil War. It has become a day of national observance for all Americans who lost their lives serving in a war."

The Cajuns.com Stanley LeBlanc

We have an eye witness account of Gustave LaBauve's death in a Civil War battle, entitled "Death of a Hero."